Created for this year’s Burning Man festival, the Flamethrower Shooting Gallery looks like one hell of a stress-relieving sideshow amusement. It was created by Matisse and Roxie and recently debuted at the Oakland The Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival… presumably to a warm reception. Check out the short video to see it in action—though you might want to turn the volume down, the happy screams are a little loud.
This fully-motorised wheelchair—built from an electric golf cart and a Marine rescue helicopter seat—is equipped with a flamethrower capable of firing 4.5 metre flames. Capable of hitting 32 kilometres per hour, it is the latest invention of Lord Humongous—probably the secret identity of Dr. Strangelove—and a perfect opportunity for disabled people of the world to get even-Steven with all those punks who always park in the wrong spots.
Everett Bradford is a student with a wannabe superhero streak, so for a project in his mechanisms class he’s built his own flamethrower. A wrist-mounted one, to give an arm-directed puff of flame like Pyro from X-Men. As you can see from the video, it actually works… so ten out of ten to Everett. But minus several million for the instant when he puts it to his face to puff on the pilot light. Didn’t his Mum tell him not be careless with fire? [Gadget Lab]
